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coming along well but have to agree with matty the wheel should stay with the kind of cars like civics etc not bmb, bmw's are meant to be classy and sophisticated. Hope its runs okay when all completed keep up the good work

Got a bit more done today.

got the arse end of the exhaust fitted and it fits perfect

just need a few more hangers and fixings to hold the other side.

Only problem is, I have a fairly big hole in my boot above where the exhaust needs to be fitted so I need someone to weld it for me as I have no welding skills or tools.

Just needs a plate welding over it and perhaps a stud welding to it too so I can hang the exhaust off it.

Have to say, Im quite impressed with the way the ehxaust looks though, I'm proud of myself lol.

Just gotta get the rest of the system so its easy to swap the cat and the pipe around come MOT time. All that I need to do then is fit the inlet side, wire up my fan, fit a new cambelt, get a new HT lead sensor or new HT leads, oil, water e.t.c then ready to run

takin shap mate shame about the hole in the boot

I've know about it for a while, just forgot about it and didnt think that the otehr part of the exhaust would be sitting directly underneath it

that looks smart mate good work might no some one who can sort hole out for you will let you no monday

that exhaust looks sweet mate, bet it sounds good too

certainly hope so.

it's a Blueflame exhaust off a 323i, and the lad I bought it off said its got a nice deep rumble to it and pops now and again which is just what I want it to sound like lol

Thats a nasty looking hole there matey.

but the exhaust looks great.

well done mate, good work in progress, exhaust looks really good, kinda similar to the one jons got on his astra, is it stainless steel? u get a center section done an it will be bloody loud

thanks for the comments



tis indeed

almost ready to run now.

Gunna by myself an arc welder and teach myself how to weld

Got my cambelt fitted last weekend, so its all timed up, just needs a couple more bits til its running (fingers crossed!).

I need a bit of mid-section flexible exhaust to join the downpipe to the decat pipe, a timing sensor (probably from BMW Dealer), connect pipes/tubes and cables/sensors, weld the hole in my boot and weld a bracket for the exhaust, buy oil, water and ATF oil.

Heres a couple of pics anyway:

cambelt is stil slack in the bottom pic as I took it before I tightened it, turned it over twice and re-tightened it

Well, Just gone and spent £100 on welding equipment

do you need any plates for the repair? if so pm me the seizes and i'll get em done in work 1.2mm up to 3mm if needed.

Coming on very nicely now Joe

Gonna be a whole new car when you drive it again

Will bear that in mind, cheers

Cheers stuy